Electronic device, display and touch-sensitive user interface
First Claim
1. A display device comprising:
- an electronic display having an active area for presenting visual content to a person;
a housing defining an area for holding the electronic display and having an opening allowing the person to view a first portion of the active area;
a bezel about the opening, the bezel covering a second portion of the active area and providing a window through which at least a part of the second portion can be viewed;
a sensor system having a sensor that is adapted to sense conditions from which it can be determined when the person is close to touching the bezel or to sense when the person is in touch with the bezel and to generate a sensor signal indicative of the sensed conditions;
a controller operable to receive the sensor signal and to adjust the appearance of the active area of the display in the part of the second portion that can be viewed through the window when the controller determines that the sensor signal indicates when the person has touched the bezel or is close to touching the bezel, wherein the controller is adapted to automatically deactivate the active area of the display in the viewable part of the second portion at a predetermined time interval after the controller determines the person has touched the bezel or is close to touching the bezel and one or more pixels in the active area of the display in the part of the second portion that can be viewed through the window change appearance by transitioning from a state that does not radiate light that is readily apparent to a state that does radiate light that is readily apparent when the active area of the display in the second portion is deactivated and the controller receives a signal from the sensor indicating that the person is in touch with the bezel or is close to touching the bezel.
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Abstract
Display devices and methods for operating the same are provided. In one embodiment, the display device has an electronic display having an active area for presenting visual content; a housing holding the electronic display and having an opening allowing a person to view a first portion of the active area; and a bezel about the opening, the bezel covering a second portion of the active area and providing a window through which at least a part of the second portion can be viewed. A sensor system senses when a person is close to touching the bezel or when a person is in touch with the bezel and generates a sensor signal; and a controller is operable to adjust the appearance of the active area in the part of the second portion when the controller determines that a person has touched the bezel or is close to touching the bezel.
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20 Claims
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1. A display device comprising:
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an electronic display having an active area for presenting visual content to a person; a housing defining an area for holding the electronic display and having an opening allowing the person to view a first portion of the active area; a bezel about the opening, the bezel covering a second portion of the active area and providing a window through which at least a part of the second portion can be viewed; a sensor system having a sensor that is adapted to sense conditions from which it can be determined when the person is close to touching the bezel or to sense when the person is in touch with the bezel and to generate a sensor signal indicative of the sensed conditions; a controller operable to receive the sensor signal and to adjust the appearance of the active area of the display in the part of the second portion that can be viewed through the window when the controller determines that the sensor signal indicates when the person has touched the bezel or is close to touching the bezel, wherein the controller is adapted to automatically deactivate the active area of the display in the viewable part of the second portion at a predetermined time interval after the controller determines the person has touched the bezel or is close to touching the bezel and one or more pixels in the active area of the display in the part of the second portion that can be viewed through the window change appearance by transitioning from a state that does not radiate light that is readily apparent to a state that does radiate light that is readily apparent when the active area of the display in the second portion is deactivated and the controller receives a signal from the sensor indicating that the person is in touch with the bezel or is close to touching the bezel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for operating a display device having a display with a first portion that is not covered by a bezel and a second portion that is partially covered by a bezel that is at least partially light transmissive, the method comprising:
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detecting when a person approaches the display but has not yet touched and is not vet close to touching the bezel, and adjusting the appearance of the second portion of the display in a manner that suggests that control functions can be executed by touching the bezel; presenting visual content on the first portion of the display in response to said detecting; sensing when the person is touching the bezel or is close to touching the bezel; executing a control function when it is sensed that the person has touched the bezel or is close to touching the bezel, wherein the control function includes at least causing the second portion of the display to present light in a manner that causes the appearance of the bezel covering the second portion to change; and readjusting the appearance of the second portion of the display so as to suspend the suggestion that control functions can be executed by touching the bezel when it is not sensed that the person is touching the bezel or is close to touching the bezel within a predetermined time period after detecting the person. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A display device comprising:
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an electronic display means having an active area for presenting visual content to a person; a housing means defining an area for holding the electronic display and having an opening allowing the person to view a first portion of the active area; a bezel means about the opening, the bezel covering a second portion of the active area and providing a window through which at least a part of the second portion can be viewed; a sensor system having a sensor that is adapted to sense conditions from which it can be determined when the person is close to touching the bezel or to sense when the person is in touch with the bezel and to generate a sensor signal indicative of the sensed conditions; a control means for receiving the sensor signal and to adjust the appearance of the active area of the display in the part of the second portion that can be viewed through the window when the controller determines that the sensor signal indicates when the person has touched the bezel or is close to touching the bezel, wherein the control means is adapted to automatically deactivate the active area of the display in the viewable part of the second portion at a predetermined time interval after the control means determines the person has touched the bezel or is close to touching the bezel and one or more pixels in the active area of the display in the part of the second portion that can be viewed through the window change appearance by transitioning from a state that does not radiate light that is readily apparent to a state that does radiate light that is readily apparent when the active area of the display in the second portion is deactivated and the control means receives a signal from the sensor indicating that the person is in touch with the bezel or is close to touching the bezel.
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